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Peer reviewedJohnson, Brian D.; Smith, Everett V., Jr. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1998
The factor structure of the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" (DSM-IV) criteria for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is evaluated in a sample of 1,503 college students. The Adult Behavior Checklist is evaluated as a screening instrument. Results support the extension of ADHD criteria for diagnosis to college…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis, College Students, Counseling
Peer reviewedBanks, Steven R.; And Others – Annals of Dyslexia, 1995
Evaluation of 86 medical students and physicians, referred for possible learning problems, found that most subjects had either a learning disability or attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); 21 subjects had a reading learning disability; and 15 had both a reading disability and ADHD. Sequential information processing appeared to be the…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis, Cognitive Processes, Higher Education
Peer reviewedWolraich, Mark L.; Baumgaertel, Anna – Peabody Journal of Education, 1996
Three studies obtained teacher-reported prevalence rates for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and other behavior disorders using the current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) criteria; compared rates with the prevalence for DSM-III-R and DSM-III within the same population of elementary students; examined the…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Attention Span, Behavior Problems, Child Health
Cohen, Michael W. – 1998
This book, for parents of children or adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), presents currently available knowledge about the disorder and treatment recommendations. Individual chapters address the following topics: questions about ADHD, the core symptoms of ADHD, the full ADHD symptom profile and frequent coexisting…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attention Control, Attention Deficit Disorders, Child Rearing
